Blumenthal v. Barnes, 261 Conn. 434, 463, 804 A.2d 152 (2002)
The office of the attorney general possesses only that common-law authority previously held by the state’s attorneys that the legislature has transferred to that office by way of legislation. The office of the attorney general is “a creature of statute” that is governed by statute and, thus, has no common-law authority.
Blumenthal v. Sharon Hosp., Inc., 2003 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1657 (Conn. Super. Ct. June 3, 2003)
Attorney general has common law powers to enforce charitable trusts.
Defenders of Wildlife v. Johanns, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34455 (N.D. Cal. 2005)
The attorney general could intervene as of right in an environmental case brought against the federal government because although state statutes did not authorize suit against the federal government, “the attorney general does retain authority under common law to sue the federal government to protect the State’s interests.”
Hood v. Microsoft Corp., 428 F.Supp.2d 537 (S.D. Miss. 2006)
The Attorney General of Mississippi filed suit in state court against Microsoft, alleging monopolization by the company which resulted in damages to the state as purchaser and also representing Mississippi customers as parens patriae. Microsoft sought removal to federal district court on the grounds of diversity, arguing that with respect to the parens claims, the…
State ex rel. Merrill v. State Department of Natural Resources,130 Ohio St. 3d 30; 2011-Ohio-4612; 955 N.E.2d 935 (Ohio 2011)
Landowners on the south shore of Lake Erie sued the state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and its director, disputing the rights asserted by ODNR to land up to the high-water mark. The Attorney General’s office, representing the state, decided to litigate the case separately from ODNR, and the Attorney General retained outside counsel…
State ex rel. Cordray v. Marshall, 123 Ohio St. 3d 229, 2009 Ohio 4986; 915 N.E.2d 633; 2009 Ohio LEXIS 2690 (2009)
Defendant Rawlins shot and killed his wife’s lover, was convicted of murder and in 1997 received a sentence of 15 years in prison. He appealed and his conviction was upheld. In 2003, Rawlins filed a motion with Judge William Marshall for relief from judgment of conviction and sentence. Judge Marshall, who had not presided over…
Hood ex rel. Mississippi v. AstraZeneca Pharms., LP, 744 F. Supp. 2d 590 (N.D. Miss. 2010)
In a Mississippi case in which the attorney general sued a pharmaceutical manufacturer for alleged false statements, the court stated, “the Attorney General is a constitutional officer possessed of all the power and authority inherited from the common law as well as that specifically conferred upon him by statute. This includes the right to institute,…
Attorney General v. PowerPick Players’ Club of Mich., LLC, 287 Mich. App. 13, 44 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010);
The attorney general, acting on behalf of the people, is a proper party to bring an action to abate a public nuisance or restrain unlawful acts which constitute a public nuisance.
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